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    A combination of brutality and elegance is the game plan for the Maori All Blacks tonight, in their clash with a Japan XV in Tokyo

    A combination of brutality and elegance is the game plan for the Maori All Blacks tonight, in their clash with a Japan XV in Tokyo


    The Aotearoa side's match-day 23, featuring eight newcomers, has only had two trainings amid the travel to Japan after being named on Tuesday.

    But first-time captain Kurt Eklund wants the team to play in typical Maori fashion, with power and pace.



    The match gets under way from five past nine .

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